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Unit3Languagepoints1Forlackofabetterterminology,onemightnamethese:(1)thesensuousplane,(2)theexpressiveplane,(3)thesheerlymusicalplane.(Para1)Theexpressionforlackofabetterterminologyisusedtointroduceratherinexactterms.Itmeanssincewedon’thaveanyexactterms,I’mgoingtousetheseratherroughterms.Thewordsensuoussuggestsphysicalpleasurewhichrelatestoyourphysicalsensesratherthantoyouremotionsandthoughts.Aplaneisalevelofthought,developmentorexistence.Thewordsheerisusedtoemphasizetheamountordegreeofsomething.Thesheerlymusicalplanereferstothelevelofthemusicalmaterial,melodies,rhythms,harmoniesetc.Thesheerpleasure(Para2,Line2)meansgreatorpurepleasure.2Theonlyadvantagetobegainedfrommechanicallysplittingupthelisteningprocessintothesehypotheticalplanesis„(Para1)Thewordhypotheticalmeanstobebasedonsituationsoreventsthatseempossibleratherthanonactualones.Here,theplanesarenotreal,theyarejustpartofamodelforanalysisanddiscussion.3Oneturnsontheradiowhiledoingsomethingelseandabsent-mindedlybathesinthesound.Akindofbrainlessbutattractivestateofmindisengenderedbythemeresoundappealofthemusic.(Para2)Tobathemeanstoswimorwashyourselfinabath,riverorlake.Tobatheinthesoundmeanstoimmerseyourselfinthesound,likeinwater.Toengendermeanstocauseafeelingorattitudetoexist.Theexpressionengenderedbythemeresoundappealmeanstobecreatedonlybytheappealorattractionofthesound.4Musicallowsthemtoleaveit...dreamingbecauseofandaproposofthemusicyetneverquitelisteningtoit.(Para3)Theexpressionaproposofmeansrelatingto;itisusedtointroducesomethingelseaboutthesubjectyouaretalkingabout.TheexpressionisderivedfromFrench,andthefinal-sissilentinpronunciation.Unit3Artforart’ssake825...butyoumustnotallowittousurpadisproportionateshareofyourinterest.Thesensuousplaneisanimportantoneinmusic...butitdoesnotconstitutethewholestory.(Para4)Tousurpmeanstotakeajoborpositionthatbelongstosomeoneelsewithouthavingtherighttodothis.Thesentenceyoumustnotallowittousurpadisproportionateshareofyourinterestmeansdon’tletittakeupawrongamountofyourinterest.Theexpressionitdoesnotconstitutethewholestorymeansthereismoretoitthanthis.6Here,immediately,wetreadoncontroversialground.(Para5)Theexpressionwetreadoncontroversialgroundcontainsametaphor:Theseareideasthatsomepeoplewillprobablydisagreeaboutornotapproveof.7Composershaveawayofshyingawayfromanydiscussionofmusic’sexpressiveside.(Para5)Toshyawayfromsomethingmeanstoavoidsomeoneorbeunwillingtodosomethingbecauseyouarenervous,afraidornotconfident.8Isitpessimisticallysadorresignedlysad;isitfatefullysadorsmilinglysad?(Para6)Thewordresignedlymeanswithresignation,acceptingthatsomethingunpleasantmusthappenorthatyoucannotchangeit.Thewholesentencegivesnuances–shadesofmeaning–ofdifferentkindsofsadness:sadnesswhichhasafeelingofpessimism(thingsarebadandwecan’tchangethemeasily),sadnesstowhichwemayfeelresigned–weacceptit,sadnessthatwefeelispartofourfate–wecan’tavoiditanditispartofourlife,andsadnessthatalsohashumour,sowesmileeventhoughwefeelsad.9Itisveryimportantforallofustobecomemorealivetomusiconitssheerlymusicalplane.(Para9)Tobecome/bealivetosomethingmeanstoknowthatsomethingishappeningandrealizehowimportantitis.10Afterall,anactualmusicalmaterialisbeingused...Hemusthearthemelodies,therhythms,theharmonies,thetonecolorsinamoreconsciousfashion.(Para9)Themusicalmaterialsrefertotheelementsofmusic,usuallydiscussedundertheheadingsofmelody(thetune),rhythm(theeffectsoftimeordurationofthebeatsofmusic,thepulse),harmony(howthenotesofmusiccombinewitheachotherinchordsorsequencesofnotes),tonecolor(howtheprecisesoundofnotescanvary),andform(howthemusicisorganizedwithalltheelementsandpatternsofrepetitionandvariation).11Perhapsananalogywithwhathappenstouswhenwevisitthetheaterwillmakethisinstinctivecorrelationclearer.(Para11)Ananalogyisacomparisonbetweentwosituations,processesetc,thatisintendedtoshowthatthetwoaresimilar.Thatthetwothingsareanalogousmeansthesamethingsaretrueoforrelevanttobothofthem.Dealingwithunfamiliarwords4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.TeachingtipsTogothroughtheanswers,TassignsNumbers1–7tosevenSs,andaskeachstudenttoreadonedefinition.TthenassignsNumbers8–14toanothersevenSs,andaskthemtogivecorrespondinganswersorally.Forexample,“Youcouldusethewordconstitute,”or“Thatmeansthesameasconstitute.”1tomakeuporformsomething(constitute)2happeningordoneatthesametime(simultaneously)3abletodosomethingbecauseyouhavetheknowledge,skill,orexperiencethatisneeded(qualified)4aregularpatternofsoundsinmusicthatyoucanshowbymoving,hittingyourhandstogether,orhittingadrumorothersurface(rhythm)5toreceiveorobtainsomethingfromsomethingelse(derive)6someonewhowritesmusic,especiallyclassicalmusic(composer)7asmuchasisneeded(sufficiently)5CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.JohannSebastianBachispossiblythegreatest(1)composertheworldhaseverknown.HisWell-TemperedClavichord(2)constitutesoneofthemostcompleteworksforkeyboardeverwritten.Itis(3)simultaneouslybothaseriesoftechnicalexerciseswhichexplorethepossibilitiesofthekeyboard,andArtforart’ssakeUnit385amasterpieceofexpressivef